Hurricane Helene swept across western North Carolina in late September, leaving behind death and devastation in its wake.

On Wednesday, March 12, a wildfire impacted traffic on I-40 around 4 p.m. It occurred on Old Fort Mountain near the Buncombe County line.

An "out of control" wildfire near Old Fort has prompted evacuation orders for nearby residents as a second fire is reported north of Marion. The Crooked Creek Fire, which authorities say started ...

There are expansion plans to cover the entirety of McDowell County, such as Old Fort and surrounding communities, the county ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - McDowell County Emergency Management announced the Town of Old Fort has been issued a boil water advisory after a water main break Wednesday. According to officials ...

Referred to by one historian as the "center of the universe" of the region's railway history, a landmark gateway between Asheville and Old Fort will be rebuilt, Norfolk Southern has told the N.C.

On Thursday, deputies in McDowell County, North Carolina, announced the arrest of two men for drug charges. On Jan. 29, ...

We built the property to help with the persistent housing shortage in McDowell County and to provide upscale housing to ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained. McDowell County Emergency ...

WELCH, W.Va. (WCHS) — The nation's top Federal Emergency Management Agency official traveled to McDowell County Friday afternoon in response to the deadly, destructive flooding that hit there in ...